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Coulson Aviation Secures $400 Million, 10-Year Contract to Support Australia’s New South Wales Aerial Firefighting Capacity

Sydney, New South Wales - July 15, 2024 - Coulson Aviation is pleased to announce a new, $400 million dollar (AUD), 10-year contract with Australia’s...

Colorado’s First Firehawk is Finally Ready to Fight Fires

Three years after lawmakers allocated $30 million to purchase its first “Firehawk,” the modified military helicopter that is capable of quickly crisscrossing Colorado to...

Governor, Fire Officials Highlight California’s Wildfire Readiness

California’s peak wildfire season is here, and it’s significantly more active than the last five years. So far this year there have been more than 3,500 wildfires across...

Upgraded Air Tanker Base Ramps up Wildland Firefighting Efforts

NEW MEXICO—Kirtland Air Force Base, with over 100 mission partners, forms a vital defense hub in Albuquerque. From disaster relief to fighting insurgencies, continued...

Australian Aircraft Reinforce Greece’s Firefighting Efforts

In a significant boost to Greece’s firefighting capabilities, 28 aircraft from Australian companies have joined the battle against wildfires this summer. A total of...

U.S Forest Service Issues “Tactical Pause” on Several Bell Medium Helicopter Types

Just days after a Bell 212 was lost in the Northwest Territories in Canada, resulting in the loss of the pilot, the U.S. Forest...

North-Central Wyoming Receives Improved Aerial Firefighting Base

Federal and state firefighting agencies announced the inauguration of a new aerial firefighting hub in Casper on Friday, strategically positioned to benefit all of...

Smokejumpers, Aircraft Working on Pair of Fires Near Central, Circle

Via Alaska Fire Service Wolf Fire (#255) – A helicopter dropped water on the quarter-acre fire southwest of Eagle, reducing fire activity enough for smokejumpers to...

Executive Profile – John Gould

AerialFire recently caught up with John Gould to talk about his career in the aerial firefighting industry and his path to becoming the CEO of...

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